Towards a sociology of diagnosis: Reflections and opportunities

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 793-800

  Jutel, Annemarie ^a   Nettleton, Sarah ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PREDICTION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKILL RETENTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIOLOGY;

DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 84860389240     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.07.014     Document Type: Editorial

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